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ARLB048 Election to decide Southern Florida SM

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ARRL Bulletin 48  ARLB048
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  July 14, 1998
To all radio amateurs

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ARLB048 Election to decide Southern Florida SM

Ballots went out June 30 to ARRL members in the Southern Florida
section to determine who will be the next section manager there.
Three candidates have qualified to succeed Robert ''Rip'' Van Winkle,
AA4HT, of Lakeland.  He has decided not to seek another term.  On
the ballot are Kevin Bunin, K4PG, of Delray Beach, Neil Lauritsen
Sr, KA3DBK, of Clearwater, and Ed Petzolt, K1LNC, of Hobe Sound.
The successful candidate's term begins October 1.

Three other new section managers also begin their terms of office
October 1. All three were unopposed for election.  In Puerto Rico,
Juan Escobar, KP4ZZ, of San Juan, replaces Guillermo Schwarz, KP3S.
In Idaho, Michael Elliott, KF7ZQ, of Boise, succeeds Mike Langrell,
AA7VR. In Ohio, Joe Phillips, K8QOE, of Fairfield, replaces David
Kersten, N8AUH.

Six incumbent section managers were unopposed for re-election.  They
are Coy Day, N5OK, Oklahoma, Bill Kurtti, WC0M, North Dakota, Randy
''Max'' Wendel, N0FKU, Minnesota, Betsey Doane, K1EIC, Connecticut,
Bill Thompson, W2MTA, Western New York, and John Ellis, NP2B, Virgin
Islands.
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